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The TR is back! Join Arthur Kinney as he returns to once again take you around the past week in Cleveland Indians organizational player movement, including a pair of rehabbing pitchers starting down the road back to the Big Club and another finally completing a suspension handed down in April...

Some familiar names made an appearance in Friday night's Around the Farm, headlined by the hot hitting Ronny Rodriguez. The Akron middle infielder has been filling up the stat sheet in June. Jeremy Hermida, Danny Salazar, Jose Ramirez, Jesus Aguilar, Carlos Moncrief, C.C. Lee, Francisco Lindor and Tyler Naquin all make an appearance on a busy night of organizational work. Join Arthur Kinney for Friday's ATF...

Indians closer Chris Perez is set to make his Major League return sometime later this week, and he made his second rehab appearance Tuesday as he pitched an inning of relief for the Akron Aeros. How did the appearance go? Well, let's just it's our headliner in today's ATF. But remember, that's not always a good thing... Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps Perez's performance and more as he takes you Around the Farm.

Several hitters remained hot on Friday night in the Indians system as Ronny Rodriguez, Joey Wendle, and others all had big nights, and there were several good pitching performances from the likes of Trevor Bauer, T.J. House and others. Take a visit "Around the Farm" with Arthur in is Friday night recap of the happenings in the system.

In today's "War and Peace" edition of Around the Farm, the IBI's Arthur Kinney chimes in on several good and bad performances on the night from around the Indians farm system. Diasuke Matsuzaka made his return to the mound but it was cut short because of injury, Lonnie Chisenhall continues to rake, Ronny Rod continues to hit in Akron, and more.

All of the Indians' minor league affiliates were in action on Friday night, and there was plenty of action to recap. Carlos Moncrief continued to show off some of his impressive tools while Quincy Latimore had arguably his best performance as a member of the Akron Aeros. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps those performances and more as he takes you Around the Farm.

There were plenty of top performances to recap Tuesday night in the Indians organization as both Akron and Columbus earned victories. Ezequiel Carrera went an impressive 4-for-5 at the plate while Lonnie Chisenhall continued to dominate and rake at the Triple-A level. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps their performances and more as he takes you Around the Farm.

It was a rainy night around Ohio, and while a some games were delayed, everyone was able to play. On the farm there were a few highlights with Tyler Holt and Ronny Rodriguez having big games for Akron and Mason Radeke making an impressive start for Lake County. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he takes us Around the Farm and recaps the minor league action from Friday night.

There was plenty of action around the Indians farm system Tuesday as Chun Chen continued to impress since his promotion to Triple-A Columbus while Richard Stock continued to turn some heads at Lake County. Right-hander Carlos Carrasco was also in action for the Clippers. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps all the action and takes you Around the Farm.

It was a full slate of action on Friday night as all of the Indians affiliates were back in action. Ezequiel Carrera chipped in with a good all-around showing in Columbus, Tyler Naquin was an on-base machine in Carolina, Charlie Valerio continued his good season to date and more. The IBI's Arthur Kinney takes us around the farm...

It was a busy night around the farm on Tuesday as the Clippers played a 14-inning marathon while a number of other Indians affiliates took home rough losses. Despite the negatives, there were some positives as #WashTime continues to impress and Chun-Hsiu Chen recorded two more RBIs. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps all the action and takes you Around the Farm.

It was a quiet night in the farm system as two games were washed away and another was suspended late in the game leaving just Carolina who managed to play a complete nine inning game. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps the night and touches on some of the performances in Carolina and what happened in Akron before their game was delayed.

There was plenty of solid performances in the Indians system on Monday night. Trevor Bauer flirted with a no-hitter while Michael Bourn began his rehab assignment. Also, Akron right-hander continued his recent streak of dominant starts. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps all the action and takes you Around the Farm.

Ezequiel Carrera stopped in Cleveland for a cup of coffee (one of those really small ones they serve espressos in), Dice-K went on the DL (likely causing the entire Japanese sports media set up camp outside Clippers trainer Jim Quinlan's office), and the mass exodus (or is that M*A*S*H* exodus) to DLs all over the org continued. However, in the good news department, some of the Wounded Wahoos from the Big Club began to take their first steps toward their respective returns to The Show. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he covers all of this and more in this week's Transaction Rundown...

It's only two games, but Matt LaPorta is doing his best to prove that he is all the way back after years of disappointment and injuries. The first baseman is making waves at Columbus and starting to turn some heads. On the other side of the spectrum, Francisco Lindor just continues to impress day-in and day-out, stating his case to move up with each great performance. For all this and more, join Arthur Kinney as he goes Around The Farm.

Five games, 47 innings, and an aircraft carrier-load of notable performances. It wasn't easy, but, after exactly three and a third hours, the IBI's Arthur Kinney has boiled this crazy day in the Indians' minor league system down into this extended trip Around the Farm. Francisco Lindor, Cord Phelps and Will Roberts all had strong performances, so join Arthur as he recaps all the action in today's edition of ATF.

The transaction nuttiness continues as the Big Club's inability to stay healthy continues to result in a domino effect of upheaval throughout the organization, especially at Class AA Akron and above. Lou Marson came off and went back on the DL, Cord Phelps hit the DL, several minor league players made their season debuts, and much more.

The 'bad Indians offense" reared its ugly head again tonight in Kansas City, wasting a solid effort by starting pitcher Scott Kazmir. The "good Indians offense" finally showed up to the ballpark in time for the top of the 9th inning, but it was a case of "too little, too late." Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he looks back on a frustrating night of Indians baseball at Kaufmann Stadium...

While the big league team was rained out, the Indians took three out of four games in the minor league circuit on Friday night. The two biggest highlights of the night came from Columbus where starter T.J. House was impressive in his Triple-A debut and Yan Gomes settled back into his everyday catching duties and raked.

The Indians may have been rained out on Tuesday, but all of the team's minor league affiliates were still in action. Akron's Paolo Espino flirted with a no-hitter while Carolina's Tyler Naquin continues to show why the Indians decided to select him in the first round of the 2012 draft. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps all of the night's action as he takes you Around the Farm.

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